Nascent Solutions, Inc. (Nascent) is implementing the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Project (MGD-FFE) to improve the literacy and nutrition of school-age children in 260 schools in the Adamawa, East, North, and Northwest regions of Cameroon. Nascent seeks a consultant or consulting agency to conduct a market analysis to better understand the local supply and demand for the food commodities needed (biofortified maize and beans, palm oil, and chicken eggs) and the potential impact of procurement on market prices for local communities. Objectives: - Identify and analyze local production capacity and seasonality of maize, beans, palm oil, and chicken eggs. - Establish the import and export trends in the past 4 years. - Identify the key players in the supply chain of the commodities. - Establish the four-year local annual price trends and price elasticity of demand. - Identify challenges that might limit the ability to successfully acquire required stocks locally. - Recommend a procurement plan that minimizes potential adverse effects of the lean season. - Evaluate the market impact of imported commodities from the US. Expected outputs: - Inception report outlining methodology and implementation plan. - Technical report from the analysis. - Clean datasets in .csv format.
- Duly registered and authorized evaluation firm or individual operating in Cameroon. - Minimum of 5 years of demonstrated experience in agricultural market research in Cameroon. - Based in Cameroon and well conversant with agriculture value chain actors (farmers cooperatives, local traders, and government agencies). - Strong capacity for both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies. - Familiarity with Cameroon's trade policies, bilingual context (French/English), and cultural factors. - Multidisciplinary team including Economists, agronomists, statisticians, and local enumerators.